Jerry Williams
RPGFanPhoenix Springs Review
Published 5/6/2025
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78
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Linux / PC / Mac - 10/7/2024
Phoenix Springs
Lose yourself in the mystery of "Phoenix Springs", a modern point-and-click set in a striking neo-noir world. It begins with an investigation: find your brother Leo. You already know where it ends.
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- Calligram Studio
- Publisher
- Calligram Studio
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Critic avg
79
11 scored reviews
Total coverage
11
All coverage currently scored
Score range
60–100
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Polarized
Score range is 31+ points
Critic landscape
The critic average is 79 across 11 scored reviews, with a 40-point spread. Critics are far apart on this one.
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Most scored reviews currently sit in the 90–100 band.
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11 included scored reviews
90–1003 reviews · 27%
80–893 reviews · 27%
70–793 reviews · 27%
Below 702 reviews · 18%
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Rob Kershaw
Jump Dash RollPhoenix Springs Review - Jump Dash Roll
Published 10/23/2024
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Score
60
-19 vs critic avg
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Read originalMariella Deadman
NoobFeedPhoenix Springs Review
Published 10/16/2024
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80
+1 vs critic avg
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Read originalAhnaf Tajwar
GamesCreedPhoenix Springs Review
Published 10/16/2024
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84
+5 vs critic avg
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Read originalMatt Wales
EurogamerPhoenix Springs review - fascinating, frustrating neo-noir surrealism
Published 10/7/2024
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60
-19 vs critic avg
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Read originalMitchell Demorest
Slant Magazine'Phoenix Springs' Review: Whatever Happened to Leo Dormer?
Published 10/7/2024
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70
-9 vs critic avg
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Read originalDouglas Rintoul
Checkpoint GamingPhoenix Springs Review - Following the leads - Checkpoint
Published 10/7/2024
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Score
90
+11 vs critic avg
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Read originalTessa Kaur
TheGamerPhoenix Springs Review - A Vibrant Reinvention Of The Point-And-Click
Published 10/7/2024
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100
+21 vs critic avg
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Read originalBen Sheene
Digital ChumpsPhoenix Springs Review
Published 10/7/2024
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80
+1 vs critic avg
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Read originalUriel Rodriguez
Game8Phoenix Springs Review | This is Why Video Games are Art
Published 10/7/2024
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90
+11 vs critic avg
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